Phonograph-record-filing cabinet



c. N. cAHusAc PHONOGRAPH RECORD FILING CABINET Filed Nov. 16. 1921 2 sheets-*Sheet 1 Dec.. 18:., 1923; 1,471,626-

A TTORNE V5 N. cAHUsAc PHONOGRAPH RECORD FILING CABINET Dec. 18 1923.

Filed Nov. 16. .1921

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Y lllllilllllllllllallfa 1l ATTURNEYS Patented Een. i8, 1923.

CLARENCE NEL CAHUSAC, GF JERSEY CTY, illV- JERSEY.

PHGNGrRAPH-RECORD-FLENG CABNET.

Application le November T aZZ lwhom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, CLARENCE NOEL CTA- HUSAC, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Jersey City, in the county oit Hudson and State of New Jersey, have :in-

vented certain new and useful Improvements in Phonograph-RecordFiling Cabinets, of which the following is a` specificati-on.

This invention is an improved filing eazhinet tor disk records such as are employed in apparatus for reproducing speech, music, or other sounds, and commonly known generically as phonographs.

' The main object of my invention is to have the records so supported and mounted that they may be brought t-oview in succession and quiter'apidly, to permit the se- 'leiY tion of al particular record, and to facilitate the search. for one., and any record when brought t-o view may be easily withdrawn for use. ,es a. iurther object the record carriers are connected together in series in such a way that they may be superposed in two piles, the carriers being withkdrawn in succession from the topi of one pile and transferred to the top of the other. `as they pass into and out. oi the exposed position. Inthis way the records are cornpactly stored in comparatively small sparc. The carriers are preferably in the form of envelopes which are fiexibly connected together, the envelopes serving to protect and conceal the matrix surfacey grooves, while exposing the center or namefbearing portion, and preventing any esca-pe or displacement of the record from the carrier except when the carrier is in the one e-Xposcd position. Y

A further object of .my invention is to adapt the holders for different sized records. while at the same time holding any size of record in proper centralized position. Other objects of my invention and advantages of a preferred embodiment thereof will be a.p parent from, vor pointed out in connection with a detailed description of thc illustrated construction.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is ay perspective view of a1 construc tion embodying my invention, a portion orn the casing being broken awa-y,

Fig. 2 is a perspetive view on av some what larger scale,

Fig. 3 is a. section through the upper portion of the casing and on a somewhat larger 16, 1321. Serial Noi 515,595.

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7,

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9 9 ot Fifi. 7, but on an enlarged scale,

Figs. l0 and il are similar sections through a. record carrier showing` the guide Vt'or permittingthe holding ot different sized records, and

Fig. l2 is a view similar to Fig. 7, but showing a modiiied forni oi flexible connection between successive carriers.

In my improved construction each phonograph record or other iiat` disk-like mem ber is removably mounted .in :i separate carrier l0, the several carriers being flexibly connected in series so that the conneetions in the strip or series may serve as reversible hinges and permit the carriers to be directly superposed and stacked in separate piles ll and 12 upon opposite sides of a partition 11i in a casing l5. The casing` may be a. separate article of furniture and entirely independent of the phonograph, indicated in Figs. 2, 3 and i, or it may be corpo-rated in the same casing which carries or supports the operating mechanism of the phonograph.

Asshown in Fig. l, there are two casing sections 15a, 15b, each adapted. to eceive the ree-ord carriers and retords, and these are spaced apart to support an intermediate section 13 wit-hin which. the phonograph may be mounted.

Tithin the casing the space upon opposite sides oi the partition is ot cross sectional arca substantially equal to the size of each record carrier so that the stacks ,of carriers are held against any lateral or shitting movement, but suiiicient free play is provided to permit the free lifting` oit' fthe records from either stack and the delivery of them to the top of the other stack, s

ln the upper portion ot the casing is a drum 16 over which the series of carriers lov ay pass from one pile to the other. rlfhis drum is polygonal in cross section, and esel side Vis of a width approximately equal to the width ol' the envelope. l do not wish to to be limitedto any particular number' ot equal sides for the drum, but find that a triangular drum operates very eflieiently. The drum is supported on a shalt or axle 17 journaled in opposite sides of the casingat a. point snlliciently close to the upper end or open top oi the casing so that a portion of the drum extends above the plane of: the

'upper edges ot the side walls of ythe casing. The distance between the shalt '17 and the upper edge ot the casing wallV is sutliciently less than the minimum radius of the drum so that when a flat side of the drum is uppermost, the envelope thereon will lie in a substantially horizontal plane, and will be materially above the upper edge ot the casing.' The record may then be slid in a horizontal direction out et the carrier, without interference in any way by the casing wall. rThe casing is provided with a cover or top i8. which may be hinged or secured in place in anyr other suitable mannerand this cover is so designed in respect to the body et the casing that the cover cannot be closed emept when the upper side ot the drum is .bstantially horizontal. Thus the cover, when closed, prevents any rotation ot the drum.

The carriers are preferably 'formed as envelopes ot'tough paper or other suitable fabric or sheet material, and are substantially square, and ot such width as to receive the largest size of record. Each envelope has an opening along one edge to permit withdrawal of the record in the direction of the axis of' the drum. VThe upper wall 19 ol the envelope has a central aperture' Q() .vliicli exposes the name, title, or

,other printed matter vat the center ot the record, but the aperture is not sufticientlv large as to expose any of the matrix grooves ot therecord.- rllhus the grooves are protected bythe upper wall ol? the envelope. At the open end of the envelope, the two walls are provided with a recess or notch 2l., extending in a snliieient distance so that the edge ot the record may be easily lgrasped and withdrawn from the envelope. rllo-facilitate this removal of'. the record, the drum may have corresponding recesses in each wall thereot, but preteralily the drum is made enough shorter than the envelope so as not to interfere in any way with the grasping ot the edge ot the record at the recess 2l in he envelope. To prevent any lateral strain on the envelope. or any tendency ot the envelope to shift laterally on 'the drum during the willinrawal ot a rec-ord, and thus 'pref vent any such I placement ot the envelope. as would cause them to frictionallv engage with the walls ot the casing, the/drum is preferably provided with a. pair of pins, lugs, or projections 22 on each tace thereof, and adapted to extend through corresponding' apertures in the several envelopes as they comeV vinto engagement with the surface ot the drum. lThese pins or lugs also insure the `proper and accurate registry oit the several envelopes during the rota-tion of the drum.

To prevent the drum from turning accidentally7 or prevent the weightl of the envelopes depending from one side from turning the drum in that direction when one pile is very much higher than the other, preterably provide friction or resistance means ot' some kind. As illustrated, the bearing block 23 within which the shaft 17 is mounted, has a split collar portion 24 with Va pair of flanges Vwhich may be drawn together by a clamping bolt 25,011 in any other suitable manner. lllithinthe collar is a split fiber bushing 24, Thus the c'ollarmay be tightened to otter any-desired resistance to the 'tree turning of the drum. Y

I do not wish to be limited to any specific means for forming the Venvelopes and con necting them together in series. In tact, all of theenvelopes maybe made Vot a single strip of paper folded lengthwise, to

form the uppe-r'and lower walls, and provided l with transverse seams serving as means to divide the space between the op-V posite walls into separate compartments or f envelopes, or individual envelopes might be connected byrsuitable hinge strips.

As shown in Figs. 7, 8V and 9, each envelope is formed oit aseparate piece otpaper folded to form the two opposite walls, and with the l'ree edges spaced apart to permit the withdrmval of the record.' VThe pieces ot paper forming the successive envelopes are not connected together except by means ot the strips of tape which perform the double function ot hinges and closures vfor the edges of the envelope. As shown particularly in F ig. 9, two strips of tape 28-28 are connected together by a pair of spaced lines of stitching 2S) which extend lengthwise of the tapes and spaced from the tree edges thereof. The tree edges are separated and the free side edges or the paper envelopes are inserted therebetween and permanently held in place by glue or othergsecuring means. The paper of each two successive envelopes is thus spaced by the fab-ric strips which 'term' the hinge between the adjacent envelopes. Instead ot having the strips of tape extend transversely ot the series to form'thehinges the strips may extend lengthwise of the series, and each envelope may bea separate and complete one with three edges closed before the connecting of t-he envelopes Vtogether in series. As shown in Fig. l2, a pair ol: tapes 30 may be employed adjacent toV each of the two opposite edges of the enlie neat/,eee

-velope, each tape extending along one surface of each. alternate envelope and along the opposite surtace of the intermediate envelopes and the tivo tapes ot each pair being oppositely positioned and closely adjacent to each other. rlhus the tivo tapes, in crossing each other at each edge of each envelope, form a hinge which permits the strip or series of envelopes to freely bend in either direction and permit the envelopes to pile up in zigzag arrangement or order. The drum may be rotated by a suitable handle 8l, and the recess or aperture 2l which permits the withdrawal of the record may be at the edge opposite to the handle, so that the handle may be conveniently turned by the right hand and the Irecord Withdrawn with the left.

In the form shown in Fig. l, Where tivo separate casings for records are employed, the separate operating handles tor these tvvo casings may be at opposite ends of the construction and in case the tone arm or other part of the phonograph interferes With the Withdrawal of the record from the end opposite to the handle the recesses 21 and the open ends of the envelope may be arranged at the same end of the drum as the operating handle.

As previously stated, the envelopes are ot such size as to receive the largest size ot .records I preferably provide means Whereby each envelope may receive a smaller size of record and hold it properly centered. This means isillustrated in Figs. 7, l0 and 1l as a pair of strips or cleats 33 of comparatively stiff, tough pape-r, glued or stitched to the Wall of the envelope opposite to the one having the aperture 20, and at the proper spacing. These cleats may lie Hat when a large` record is inserted, or the free edges may be lifted up to form guides for the edges ol the record, it a smaller one be employed.

To prevent any undue resistance to the lifting of the envelopes from one pile. or the dropping ot them on to the other, the partition let is preferably formed ot slats, or is otherwise provided with apertures so that air may freely pass through the partition and prevent the formation ot' an air pocket beneath the envelope. For the same reason the opposite Walls of the ing opposite to the' partition may have clJ ts or strips 35 acting as guides and permitting the movement ot' air to or from the space beneath a recordl carrier during the movement ot the latter from or to a pile. To prevent the record carriers from tending to hug the drum as the latter is rotated, the drum itself may be. mane oiQ skeleton form or provided With air openings 36. The end Wall of the casing may be provided with a pair ot guides 37 disposed outside of the path ot movement orn Idie series of carriers and tending to prevent the latter troni swinging out from the drum in such a Way as tointerfere with proper stacking, and a similar pair o t guides 38 disposed inside ot the path of movement ot the carriers and prevent-ing the lower edge oft iay carrier from following the surface ot the drum during the rotation of the latter. Theselast mentioned guides may thus serve as strippers.

To facilitate the location of any particular record, the envelopes are preferably numbered in series from one end to the other, the numbers being suiliciently large Vand conspicuous so that they may be readily read during a comparatively rapid turning ot the drum. Index tabsy 39 are also pre-i"- erably providelll for each envelope and bearing a letter or other index ot classification. it the records be `arranged alphabetically the corresponding initial letter may be attached to each envelope` or it they be elassilied o-r arranged accordingto the general character of the subject, these index tabs may bear such words as Dancej Grand opera, etc.

lt desired, each end ot the series may be permanently connected to the bottom ot' the casing so that the series will be permanently held in proper posit-ion over the drum. In this case the end portions of the series may be made up of dummies or pieces ot cardboard, the size ot' a carrier, as it Will not be possible to bring thesetern'iinal sect-ions to operative posit-ion above the drum for the insertion or removal of records.

Having t-hus described my invention, what lf claim as neiv and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1- l. A phonograph record tiling cabinet in cluding a casing, a drum, polygonal in cross section and pivoted for rotation therein abouta horizontal axis adjacent to the upper end of the casing with the upper side ot the drum disposed above the upper edge oi the casing Wall, and a plurality of record carrie-rs connected; together in series and extending over said drum and disposed in tivo piles beloiv 4he drum, each carrier being ot av idth substantially equal to the Width ot a. tace ot the drum and having an opening in one edge tor the lateral withdrawal of the record, whereby upon rotation of the drum any carrier may be brought to a position in a horizontal plane on the upper side of tho drum above the casing .vall, and the record withdrawn laterally therefrom.

2. n phonograph record .tiling cabinet in cluding` a casing. a drumV polygonal in cross section and pivoted tor rotation therein about a horizontal axis adjacent to the upper end of the casing, whereby any side of the drum may be brought to a position in a horizontal plane above the upper edge of the casing iva-ll.l and a plurality ot record carriers connected together in series and extending over said drum, and disposed in two piles below the drum, each carrier being of a length substantially equa-l to the length oft the casing7 and therrecordbeing removable trom its respective carrier in the general direction of the axis of the drum, and only when the carrier be vdisposed on the upper side of the drum.

A phonograph record filing .cabinet including a casing, a drum polygonal in cross section and ypivoted for rotation therein about a horizontal axis, adjacent tothe upper end of the casing, with the upper side o t the drinn disposed above the upper edge ot' the casing walhand a plurality ci record carriers connected together in series and extending over said drum, each carrie-r being or a( Width substantially equal to the width ot' the tace of the drum, and of a length substantially equal to the length ot' the casing, and having an openingin one edige for the lateral withdrawal ot' the record in a direction parallel to the axis of the drum.

4t. A phonograph record tiling cabinet including a casing, a drum pivote-d tor rotation therein about a horizontal axis adjacent to the upper end ot the casing with the upper side oi' the drum disposed above the upper edge of the easing wall, a cover for the top ot said casing` which when in closed position prevents rotation ot the drum and a plurality ot record carryingl envelopes connected together in series and extending` over said drum, each envelope having an opening in one edge thereof for the lateral removal or the record in the general direction ot the axis ot' the drum.

A phonograph record tiling cabinet including a casing, a drum pivoted for rotation therein about a. horizontal axis adjacent to the upper end ot the casing with the upper side oi the drum disposed above the upper edge ot the casing wall, a plurality ot record carrying envelopes connected together in series and extending` over said drum, each envelope having an opening` in one edge thereof for the lateral removal ot the record, in the general direction or" theaxis ot the drum and means tor preventing lateral movement of the envelope during` ivith drawal of the record therefrom. Y

6. A phonograph record filing cabinet including a casing, a drum pivoted tor rotation therein about a horizontal axis adjacent to the upper end ot the casing with the upper side ot the drum disposed above the upper edge ot the casing wall, a plurality of record carrying envelopes connected together in series and extending over said drum, each envelope having lan opening in one edge thereot tor the lateral removal of the record, and projections carried by said drum and engaging with' saidV envelope for preventing.;` movement ot the envelope in thedirection ot the axis or' the drum during the removal ot the record. Y i

7. it phonograph record tiling cabinet includino` a casing, a drum pivoted tor rotation therein about a horizontal axis adjacent to the upper end ot' thee-using with the upper side o1 the drum disposed above the upper'edge ot the casing wall,V and a plurality ott-record carrying envelopes connected together in series and extending over said drum, each envelope having an opening in one edge thereof or the. lateral removal of the record, said drum being shorter than said envelope, and said envelope having portions ot the opposite walls thereof cut away at the open end, and beyond the end oi" the drum. whereby the edge ot the record may be directly gra-sped ttor removal. y

A phonograph record filing cabinet, including a, casing, a. drum polygonal in cross section and pivoted for rota-tion therein about a horizontal axis adjacent to the upper end ot the casing; a plurality ot record carriers connected together in series, each being ot' a width substantially equal to the.

width ot a 'tace of the drum, and a cover for said casing adapted to lie closely adjacent to the upper sideoit the drum and prevent rotation ot' the latter when the cover is in place.

9. VA` phonograph record tiling cabinet including .a casing, a drum pivoted for rotation therein about a substantially horizontal axis? and a plurality ot envelopes connected together in series, each carrier having a central aperture exposing the center portion of the record but leaving the matrix grooves covered, and guides Within said envelope and secured to one wall thereof at equal dis tances, upon opposite sides of said aperture i'or holding records ot different size but permittingn their removal through the end ot the envelope in the direction ot the axis or" the drum.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State ot New York, this 14th day of November, A. D. 192i. Y

CLARENCE NQEL CAHUSC. 

